16-month-old baby killed in Waterbury car crash

WATERBURY -- Police are investigating a car crash Sunday at 6 p.m. that killed a 16-month-old baby and injured three adults.

Anthony Lee Faulk, 31, of North Carolina was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala south on Wolcott Street at the intersection with Long Hill Road when he allegedly rear-ended a 1997 Mazda Protégé stopped at a red light there, according to Acting Deputy Chief Chris Corbett. The Mazda was operated by Takiah Alaina Rollinson, 18, of Waterbury. Rollinson's front right passenger was Demonae Daijanique Coleman, 19, of Waterbury. Rollinson's child, Aaliyah Santiago, 16 months, was strapped in a car seat in the rear.

Faulk, Rollinson and Coleman were all treated and released from St. Mary's Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Santiago was initially transported to St. Mary's Hospital by ambulance with a head injury, but was later transferred by Lifestar to Connecticut Children's Medical Center, where she died overnight as a result of her injuries.

Faulk was charged Sunday night with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, and a variety of motor vehicle charges. Due to the fact that Santiago died after those charges were filed, police say they anticipate increasing Faulk's charges to manslaughter with a motor vehicle.

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Faulk has a criminal record, including larceny convictions and motor vehicle violations in North Carolina, including running a red light, speeding and driving without a license.